Dolmabahçe Palace

Dolmabahçe Palace
Dolmabahçe Palace
	Dolmabahçe Palace as seen from the Bosphorus
General information
Type	Palace (1856–1922)
Architectural style	Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassical
Location	Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates	41°02′22″N 29°00′06″E / 41.03944°N 29.00167°ECoordinates: 41°02′22″N 29°00′06″E / 41.03944°N 29.00167°E
Construction started	1843
Completed	1856
Client	Ottoman sultans
Owner	Turkish state
Design and construction
Architect	Garabet Balyan

Dolmabahçe Palace is a palace in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1922. Construction of the palace started in 1843.^[1]